R.E.Johnson 1969 Journal 151 Feb.8 Evergreen, Jefferson Co. to Granby, Grand Co., Colorado at a ranch. The lady said she had seen flocks of 100 or so of the birds in the hay every now & then. There were none present while I was there however. I followed the road further to the west into timber where I encountered a jeep stuck in the snow. An hour later I was off again hunting for finches. The jeep driver suggested I try the Fraser dump which is located west of town on a road passing through the center of a saw mill located on the north edge of town. When I arrived at the dump there were 2 rosy finches foraging in the bottoms of the trough scooped out by a bull dozer. I collected one (australis) but a truck drove up before I could collect the other. From this time on the day was a comedy of unfunny events. Each time a rosy Finch would appear at the dump so would a truck. Often the driver would select to dump exactly where the bird was feeding. A flock of 50 rosy finches landed on one occasion (appeared to be australis) & smaller groups of 5 to 10 were noted several times. I was unable to collect additional birds due to the traffic so I drove toward Granby to look at the dump there. It is located 3 miles west of town & up the road toward Walden a short distance on the right. There were no finches present, but there must have been 30 Black-billed Magpies & 5 or 6 Ravens.